Abstract: The impregnating or extracting treatments of resin-containing wood substrate using a resin-soluble supercritical fluid as delivering or extractive solvent medium problems due to exudation of resin from the wood substrate at pressure release necessary before the termination of the treatment are avoided or reduced by displacing at least partially the supercritical fluid by a fluid of relatively low solubility in the resin before pressure release down to atmospheric pressure is terminated, thereby the total process time can be substantially reduced.

Abstract: Loosely stacked fuel (6) is introduced through a charging opening (5) into the furnace (1) of the boiler on a first support (7), and jets (25) of ignition air entraining hot flue gas from the furnace are directed at the surface of the fuel on the support so that the surface layer is ignited and the fuel is partially gasified. The fuel is passed onto a grate (9) located at a lower level on for final combustion. The air from the ignition air jets (25) are permitted, together with the entrained flue gas, to pass down through the loosely stacked fuel (6) and the first support (7) and then to flow off to the furnace (1). The flue gas entrained by the ignition air jets (25) is drawn substantially from a section of the furnace through which flows a mixture of combustion products from the first support and the grate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flue gas conditioning device (1) comprising an inlet (2), a diffuser (3) in extension of the inlet, and an essentially cylindrical pipe area (4) in extension of the diffuser, said pipe area being equipped with a bottom (5) and an outlet (6) opposite the diffuser, said diffuser and said cylindrical pipe area defining a conditioning chamber, means being provided in an area of the conditioning chamber near the inlet to introduce conditioning water into the flue gas, wherein means (10) are provided in the device to impart a rotating momentum to the flue gas stream, and means (10) are also provided to impart to the rotating flue gas stream a momentum in the axial direction. This may e.g. be realized by the provision of guide blades (11) which extend radially in the inlet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transferring mass between a flow of a first fluid, preferably a gas phase such as a combustion flue gas, and a flow of a second fluid, preferably a liquid phase, where the first fluid is contacted with the outer surface of porous (semi-permeable) membranes, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon ®) membranes, in the form of hollow fibres having gas-containing pores and contacting the second fluid with the inner surface of the membranes. Useful membranes are characterized in that they e.g. have a porosity (&egr;) of at least 0.50, a mass transfer coefficient of e.g. at least 3 cm/s, and a tortuosity factor of e.g. at the most 1.4/&egr; when the porosity &egr; is lower than 0.80 and at the most 1.3/&egr; when the porosity &egr; is 0.80 or higher. The membranes may also be arranged in hollow tubular members where the mass transfer coefficient of the membranes is at least one tenth of the mass transfer coefficient of the gas phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transferring mass between a flow of a first fluid, preferably a gas phase such as a combustion flue gas, and flow of a second fluid, preferably a liquid phase, where the first fluid is contacted with the outer surface of porous (semi-permeable) membranes, e.g. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon®) membranes, in the form of hollow fibers having gas-containing pores and containing the second fluid with the inner surface of the membranes. Useful membranes are characterized in that they e.g. have a porosity (&egr;) of at least 0.50, a mass transfer coefficient of e.g. at least 3 cm/s, and a tortuosity factor of e.g. at the most 1.4/&egr; when the porosity &egr; is lower than 0.80 and at the most 1.3/&egr; when the porosity &egr; is 0.80 or higher. The membranes may also be arranged in hollow tubular members where the mass transfer coefficient of the membranes is at least on tenth of the mass transfer coefficient of the gas phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for rapping electrodes, preferably collecting electrodes, in a high voltage supplied electrostatic precipitator. The device has at least one piezo electric element adapted to supply a rapping impact to at least one electrode at a predetermined level and frequency.

Abstract: A mechanism for rapping the electrodes of an electrostatic precipitator for the purpose of dislodging dust deposited on the electrodes is disclosed. The rapping mechanism incorporates a pair of impact beams (1, 1') between which collecting electrodes are suspended. The impact beams are so arranged that the beams slide on the upward-facing edges of a pair of support carriers (2, 2') secured to the precipitator housing. A drop hammer (7) rotatable about a horizontal shaft raps an anvil (6) secured to the impact beam pair (1, 1'), thereby causing a horizontal vibration of the impact beam pair (1, 1') without imparting any impact energy to the precipitator housing. A pair of springs (12) secured to the precipitator housing, one at each end of the impact beam pair, act against the horizontal movement of the impact beam pair and restore the impact beam pair to its original position.

Abstract: In an assembly incorporating a suspension device and a rapping mechanism for vertically mounted electrodes of a high-voltage supplied electrostatic precipitator, discharge electrodes (9) are suspended from horizontal frame tubes (8'), which are in turn connected to vertical frame tubes (5) having an upper, rod-shaped portion (12). The portion (12) of each of the frame tubes (5) is mounted in vertically aligned holes (14) in the legs of U-shaped support irons (4) attached to the carrier beams (1), which are in turn suspended from the roof of the precipitator housing via carrier rods (3). The upward facing end surface of the portion (12) serves as an abutment for a drop hammer (13) which causes rapping of the electrodes.

Abstract: A rapping mechanism is provided for rapping a row of electrodes (1) in an electrostatic precipitator. The electrodes (1) consists of vertical strip plates suspended from their upper ends and the mechanism comprises a horizontal rapping bar (3) connected with the lower end of each electrode (1) in the row and a hammer (4) for striking the bar (3) in its axial direction. The connection between the lower end of each electrode (1) and the rapping bar (3) is an elastic connection (8) configured with a predetermined elasticity.